Egypt reopens ancient step pyramid after renovations | Daily Mail Online
World's oldest pyramid in Egypt opens to the public for the first time in 90 years after British engineers save the 4,700-year-old structure from collapse
World's oldest pyramid in Egypt opens to the public for the first time in 90 years after British engineers save the 4,700-year-old structure from collapse
- Egypt's step pyramid of Djoser was built by the architect and vizier Imhotep 4,700 years ago in ancient Egypt
- It has been deteriorating slowly as the stone structure crumbles and has been closed since the 1930s
- British engineering firm Cintec in Newport, Wales has shored up the building and staved off collapse
- Cintec stabilised and strengthened the ancient building by inserting mortar into voids in the walls
